Midterm Vocab Review!

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Edifice

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a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance.
---> The large edifice known as Big Ben towers over London.

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Esoteric

Back 2

private; secret; confidential.
--> Poetry can sometimes be very esoteric between a author and certain readers.

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Florid

Back 3

flowery; excessively ornate; showy:
---> some dresses have very florid designs to show a body's curves.

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Obtuse

Back 4

not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.
--> People who watch tv all day versus people who play sports all day tend to be more obtuse.

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Predilection

Back 5

a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference: a predilection for Bach.
---> Many people have predilections on there favorite sports/action hero's.

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Torpid

Back 6

inactive or sluggish.
--> Fat people tend to be very torpid.

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Talisman

Back 7

any amulet or charm.

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Nonentity

Back 8

something that does not exist or exists only in imagination.

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Sacrilegious

Back 9

pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.

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Pristine

Back 10

having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.

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Alchemy

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a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life.

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deprecate

Back 12

to express earnest disapproval of.
I deprecate my brother's actions of cheating on tests.

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stigma

Back 13

a mark of disgrace or infamy; astain or reproach, as on one's reputation
The scarlet letter is a stigma on Hester's life.

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obeisance

Back 14

a movementof the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture.
In history people of a kingship all obeisance to the king in person.

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transitory

Back 15

not lasting, enduring, permanent, or eternal.
Pain is never transitory, it all ends sometime.

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dotage

Back 16

a decline of mental faculties, especially as associated with old age; senility.
As one spends more and more time alone dotage takes affect.

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malleable

Back 17

capable of being extended or shaped
Materials like clay are very malleable for they can be shaped into many things.

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malefactor

Back 18

a person who violates the law; criminal.
Adultry is considered a sin there for anyone who commits it is a malefactor.

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torpor

Back 19

sluggish inactivity or inertia.
Fat people are very torpor.

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stigma

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a mark of disgrace or infamy; astain or reproach, as on one's reputation
The scarlet letter is a stigma on Hester's life.

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Corpulence

Back 21

bulkiness or largeness of figure

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Arid

Back 22

extremely dry

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Alacrity

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Liveliness or Briskness

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Decorum

Back 24

Orderliness or regularity

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Dexterity

Back 25

Cleverness, agility, or swiftness

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Abash

Back 26

to destroy one's self confidence

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Analogous

Back 27

corresponding in some particular way

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Rectitude

Back 28

correctness or straightness

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Proffer

Back 29

an offer or proposal

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Impute

Back 30

to attribute or scribe

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Constraint

Back 31

limitation or restriction

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Sagacious

Back 32

keen of scent, wise

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Circumspect

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watchful or discrete

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Prudence

Back 34

regard for one's own interest

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Sporadic

Back 35

appearing or happening at irregular intervals of time

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Abeyance

Back 36

temporary inactivity

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Incumbent

Back 37

holding an indicative position

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Intrepid

Back 38

resolutely fearless

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Temerity

Back 39

reckless boldness

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Unobtrusive

Back 40

inconspicuous

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Irascible

Back 41

easily provoked to anger

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Parlance

Back 42

a way or manner of speaking

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Pedantic

Back 43

overly concerned with details when learning

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Jocose

Back 44

humorous or playful

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Pertinent

Back 45

relevant

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Allusion

Back 46

a metaphor or parable

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Surmise

Back 47

to think or infer without evidence; guess

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Plausible

Back 48

having the appearance of truth or reasonable.

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Oblivion

Back 49

the state of being completely forgotten

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Ascetic

Back 50

a person who leads a simple life

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Enigma

Back 51

a puzzling occurrence or situation

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Depravity

Back 52

the state of being depraved

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Iniquity

Back 53

gross injustice or cruelty

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Antipathy

Back 54

opposition in feeling

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Mitigate

Back 55

to lessen in force

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Aesthetic

Back 56

having the sense of the beautiful

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Enmity

Back 57

a feeling of hatred

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Pithy

Back 58

brief, forceful and meaningful in expression

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Furtive

Back 59

take, done, and used

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Vitality

Back 60

power to live or grow

Front 61

Taunt

Back 61

to mock

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Confront

Back 62

to face in hostility or to oppose

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Languid

Back 63

slack or slow

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Disconcert

Back 64

to disturb the self-possession of

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Succulent

Back 65

full of juice or quality

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Philanderer

Back 66

to make love with a woman one cannot/will not marry

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Vitality

Back 67

power to live or grow

Front 68

Evasion

Back 68

an act or instance of escaping

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Taunt

Back 69

to mock

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Prevail

Back 70

to be widespread or current; to last; to survive

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Confront

Back 71

to face in hostility or to oppose

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Grotesque

Back 72

odd or unnatural in shape

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Languid

Back 73

slack or slow

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Disconcert

Back 74

to disturb the self-possession of

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Succulent

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full of juice or quality

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Philanderer

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to make love with a woman one cannot/will not marry

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Evasion

Back 77

an act or instance of escaping

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Prevail

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to be widespread or current; to last; to survive

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Grotesque

Back 79

odd or unnatural in shape

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Imbibe

Back 80

to consume by drinking, to soak up

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Zeal

Back 81

eager desire

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Opulent

Back 82

wealthy, rich, or affluent

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Inevitable

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unable to be avoided

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Imperious

Back 84

urgent; imperative

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Assuage

Back 85

to make milder or less severe

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Incredulous

Back 86

indicating or showing disbelief

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Deference

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respectful or courteous regard

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Innocuous

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not likely to irritate or offend

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Quell

Back 89

to suppress or to quiet

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Portly

Back 90

rather heavy or fat

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Genial

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warmly or pleasantly cheerful

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Expedient

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conducive to advantage of interest

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Impose

Back 93

to thrust upon others

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Exhort

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to urge, advise, or caution earnestly

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Esoteric

Back 95

belonging to a select few

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Physiognomy

Back 96

the face or countenance of a character

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Countenance

Back 97

appearance in the face

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Progenitor

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a biologically related accent

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Jaunty

Back 99

easy or sprightly in manner or behavior

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Decadent

Back 100

referring to culture or morals

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Wan

Back 101

lacking color; fatigue

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Feign

Back 102

to imitate deceptively

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Sardonic

Back 103

characterized by mocking

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Vicarious

Back 104

acting as a substitute

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Rancor

Back 105

bitter; hatred

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Debauchery

Back 106

seduction from duty, allegiance, or virtue

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Ingratiate

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to establish oneself in the favor of goods to another

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Ingratiate

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to establish oneself in the favor of goods to another

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Apathetic

Back 109

having or showing little or no emotion